Inner and outer adjustable arch shoe



' De@ 12, 1939- H. A. KoHLRuss INNER AND OUTER ADJUSTABLE ARCH SHOEFiled June 13, 1938 Patented Dee.y :12', .1939

aisalf ,t i INNER AND OUTER ADJUSTABLE ARCH Henry,A. K eh11yt;ss',rttinreus'mene t' l Application- Jtme 13,1938, serial Ne. `:neste Y'1o1aim.` (cl. sit-715'@ y' This invention relates to arch supports, andits general object is `to provide an adjustable sup,-

port for various parts of the foot, such as the heel, the metatarsalarch, and the longitudinalv arch, andthe support isv capable of beingadjusted with respect to eachof the various parts, so as to support thesame in the'proper manner, to

bring about correction thereof and utmost com- U vfort to the wearer.4 Yit) A further object is tofprovide a support that lcan be readilyadjusted to any height, while the shoe is on the foot ofl the wearer, sothat proper adjustment Will be assured Another object is to provid'easupport'that can be adjusted inan easy and expeditious manner, is simplein construction, inexpensive .to manu- `facture and extremely eicient inuse, 'operation -and' service. f

This invention' also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination l and arrangement of the several parts,.to behere'- yi-naiter fully described`,fillustrated in the accom.-

panying drawing and speci'cally pointed out in l `the appendedl claim,

In describing the 'Y invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawingr 1 wherein like characters denote like`or'corresponding parts throughout the severalvviews, and in which: l

Figure :1 is a view partly in section, illustrating support within ashoe, and with the sup-k porting membersr thereof in neutral or'theirlowerrnost position. y

Figure 2 is asimilar View with the supporting means in partly vraisedposition.

Figure 3 is a perspective view illustrating the supporting members indotted lines. ,t

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken approxi` -rnately on line lll-4 ofFigure l.

Figure 5 is a detail view of one form of too or key lfor the purpose ofadjusting the ,supporting members. f

Referring to theA drawing in detaiLit willbe *netedthet my support isattached directly te ythe shoe, tofforma permanent p art thereof, and

g the shoe includes the usual outer so-le A and heel B. Itwill be`obvious that the shoe 'can be built especially for-my 'support or thelatter canI be Iapplied to any shoe, as no special construction "of shoeis necessary,.with the single exception that' the outer sole thereof isbored to provide t cpeningsftherethrough, for apurpose which will belater described.` The usual insole, not shown,

' can be used if desired.

The support as shown includes three supportingmemloeirsor-rplatee formedfrom metal or any material suitable for the purposaandwhich f areindicated respectively by the referencenumerals l to 3, inclusive, theplate `I being arranged atthe heel of the shoe,l the plate 3 fordisposal below themetatarsal arch, and the plate 2 bean outlinesimilarto that of the heel of the shoe, the metatarsal arch plate is ofelongated oval outline, while the longitudinal .arch plate is ofsubstantially-circular outline, and each plate is provided with` al hatundersurface anda convex uppersurface, as well as a substantially sharpedge disposed about the entire outline thereof.

The'outer sole as well as the heelrhas openings 4 therethrough arrangedto underlie the plates, and each opening has a sleeve 5 mounted therein,

' the slee-Ves being `of identical construction and of a size forvttingthe,openings.- vThe sleeves are interiorly threaded and each has4anannular flange 5 formed onthe upper ends thereof and which arecountersunk in the. sole and heel, as

shown. The lower ends of the sleeves are exteriorly threaded to receivering nuts 'I `which are likewise countersunk in the sole and the heeland cooperate with the ilanges 6 for fixing the sleeves withinv theopenings, as will be 'apparent.

Threadedly mounted in the sleeves 5 are screw members 8 in the form ofbolts that have beveled' heads 9 swiveled in the supporting plates, asbest shown in Figure e, and the lower ends of the bolts or screw members4are slotted to provide kerfs lil for the purpose of receiving atool`,'such as a key Il as shown' in Figure 5, for raisingvand loweringthe supporting members to their various adjusted position.

vlow the longitudinal arch. `The heelplate is of l The supportingmembers have riveted or otherwise secured thereto a flexible member l2in the yform of an insole which may be made from sheet t metal, leatheror other material suitable for the purpose, andif desired the usualinsole can be disposed to overlie the flexible member, especially if thelatter is formed from metal.

From the above description and disclosure of the drawing, it will beobvious that I have 'provided asupportfsecured within the shoe withrespect tothe heel, they metatarsal arch and the longitudinal arch andwhich can be readily adas shownin Figure 5 in an easy and expeditiousmanner, while the shoe is on the' foot of the wearer.` 3 l While I haveillustrated'a support including connected supporting members, one foreachpart ofthe foot mentioned, it will be obvious that the justed to anyheight desired by a-too-l or the key support can be made to include oneor two supporting members, with the flexible member I2 secured thereto.However, when they are used collectively, they cooperate to properlysupport the foot in its entirety.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the p appended claim.

What I claim is:

A foot arch and heel support fora shoe, corn-A tudinal arch plate faceand a convex upper surface, the latter providing a marginal featherededge, means for individually raising and lowering the plates and themeans for each plate including a sleeve mounted in an opening in theshoe centrally of and below its plate, the sleeve being interiorlythreaded, an annular flange formed on the upper end of the sleeve, 'aring nutsthreadedon the lower end thereof and cooperating with theflange for securing the sleeve to the shoe, said flange and nut beingcountersunk in the shoe, a screw member for each plate and having abeveled head embedded and swiveled in its plate, said screw memberbeing' threaded in the sleeve and having a kerfed `lower end forreceiving a tool, and a exiblemember riveted to the plates and overlyingthe same.

` f HENRY A. KOHLRUSS.

being of substantially cirl cular outline, each plate having a flatundersur-

